What’s New With the iOS 15 Wallet App: ID Support, Home Keys, Car Keys, Archived Passes and More

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Apple in iOS 15 is taking another step toward replacing the traditional wallet, adding several new features to its digital Wallet app that will allow people to leave their physical cards and keys behind.

This guide highlights all of the new features that are coming to the Wallet app in ‌iOS 15‌, but it’s worth noting that many of them rely on third-party companies and services adopting Wallet support.

Digital IDs

In the United States, Apple is working with state authorities to allow iPhone users to add their driver’s license or state ID card to the Wallet app, which would allow digital IDs to be used in lieu of a physical ID card.

Apple is also working with the TSA to allow digital ID cards to be used at TSA checkpoints, with the digital ID able to be shown to a TSA agent prior to boarding a plane.

ID cards stored on the ‌iPhone‌ are also able to be brought up on an Apple Watch.

Apple says that digital ID cards will roll out to select states first, but we don’t yet know which states. Apple has to secure agreements with each individual state to allow the Wallet to be used to store an ID card or driver’s license, and it will take some time for states to agree to the feature.

Key Storage

With ‌iOS 15‌, Apple is hoping to replace standard physical keys with digital versions that can be used right from the Wallet app.

All of these key features require partner companies to implement support, and these are not features that will be immediately available when ‌iOS 15‌ launches.